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U.S. Code/Title 12/§ 5401

Title 12

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12 U.S.C. § 5401.Chapter 53

§ 5401

Purposes

Title 12
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Subchapter: TRANSFER OF POWERS TO THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, THE CORPORATION, AND THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS

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The purposes of this title  are—

((1)) to provide for the safe and sound operation of the banking system of the United States;

((2)) to preserve and protect the dual system of Federal and State-chartered depository institutions;

((3)) to ensure the fair and appropriate supervision of each depository institution, regardless of the size or type of charter of the depository institution; and

((4)) to streamline and rationalize the supervision of depository institutions and the holding companies of depository institutions.

§ 5394

Release: pl-119-102 (2026-07-12)

§ 5402

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